REFUGEE WOMENS ALLIANCE
4008 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S, SEATTLE, WA 98108 www.rewa.org

Total Revenue
$9,826,770
Total Expenses
$9,333,183
Net Assets
$9,145,369

Organizations Filed Purposes: REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE (REWA) IS A NON-PROFIT, MULTI-ETHNIC ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES INCLUSION, INDEPENDENCE, PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES. REWA ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES, AND EQUAL ACCESS TO SERVICES WHILE RESPECTING CULTURAL VALUES AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION.

TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, INDEPENDENCE, PERSONAL LEADERSHIP, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES.

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ASSISTS FAMILIES IN MAKING SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS TO LIFE IN THE U.S. AND INTEGRATING INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY. REWA'S BILINGUAL CASE MANAGERS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH CLIENTS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, RESTORE HOPE, AND HELP THEM THRIVE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND REFERRALS FOR RESOURCES SUCH AS JOB SKILLS TRAINING, JOB SEARCH, NUTRITION, HEALTHCARE, GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, AND CHILDCARE. WE ASSIST WITH NAVIGATING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND APPLYING FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE. 812 CLIENTS ATTENDED JOB READINESS TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE WITH JOB SEARCH WITH 457 INDIVIDUALS FINDING JOBS. SUBMITTED 193 CITIZENSHIP AND GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS WITH 90% APPROVAL RATE AND 63 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED 1,100 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS IN CIVIC EDUCATION IN PREPARATION FOR CITIZENSHIP EXAMS.

EARLY LEARNING CENTERS IN BEACON HILL, RAINIER VALLEY, AND LAKE CITY SERVED 225 MULITCULTURAL FAMILIES WITH YEAR-ROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE SERVICES USING A BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL CURRICULUM. WE ARE NACCP ACCREDITED, OFFERING SMALL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL FAMILY ADVOCATES.

REWA'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN TO RECOVER FROM VIOLENCE AND LIVE HEALTHY LIVES THAT ARE FULL OF POSSIBILITY. IN 2019, WE OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO 707 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. REWA PROVIDES ACCESS TO EMERGENCY HOUSING, COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. OUR LEGAL TEAM HELPS WITH LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES, PROTECTION ORDERS AND COURT APPEARANCES TO HELP CLIENTS REGAIN THEIR LIVES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Mahnaz Kourourian EshetuEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$159,205
Margarita SeeleyFINANCE DIRECTOR40$75,469
Kristin BunceDIRECTOR (FROM 6/2019)2$0
Mary Van CleveDIRECTOR (TO 3/2019)2$0
Teodora Rutal ShumanDIRECTOR (TO 5/2019)2$0
Usama NaseemDIRECTOR (FROM 6/2019)2$0
Teresa ChoDIRECTOR (FROM 6/2019)2$0
Yeri YunDIRECTOR (FROM 5/2019)2$0
Tasleem KachraDIRECTOR2$0
Shevanthi Daniel-RabkinDIRECTOR2$0
Shahzad Q QadriDIRECTOR2$0
Katie Kuciemba HalseDIRECTOR2$0
Gail WilliamsDIRECTOR (TO 2/2019)2$0
Bindi LassigeDIRECTOR2$0
Eileen ConcannonSECRETARY4$0
Catherine DanigelisTREASURER4$0
Ramina Dehhoda SteeleCO CHAIR (TO 9/2019)5$0
Kelli TingwallCO CHAIR (TO 9/2019)5$0

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